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1 online resource (270 pages). |
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| Series |
Cambridge Studies in Romanticism ; v. 92
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Cambridge studies in Romanticism.
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| Contents |
Cover; LITERATURE, COMMERCE, AND THE SPECTACLE OF MODERNITY, 1750-1800; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: The ocean of ink: a long introduction; THE MORE THINGS CHANGE; THE LAST MASQUERADE AT THE PANTHEON; THIS INVISIBLE JE NE SCAY QUOI; THE FASHION FAIR; CHAPTER 2: Balloonomania: the pursuit of knowledgeand the culture of the spectacle; BEAUTIFUL INVENTION; THE PRESENT RAGE; ADVENTUROUS HEROES; CAUTIOUS PHILOSOPHERS; THE WORLD AS IT GOES; CHAPTER 3: Bibliomania: the rage for books and the spectacle of culture; BEDLAM; CURIOUS LIBRARIES. |
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THE CACOETHES SCRIBENDITHE HELLUO LIBRORUM; MEN OF TASTE; CHAPTER 4: Foolish knowledge: the little world of microcosmopolitan literature; DIFFUSING KNOWLEDGE FAR AND WIDE; THE HISTORIAN OF CHARACTER AND MANNERS; THE MISCELLANY OF LIFE; TRIFLING OCCURRENCES AND LITTLE OCCUPATIONS; THE POLITICS OF POLITENESS; CHAPTER 5: Uncommon animals: literary professionalismin the age of authors; "THE LOW-LIFE OF LITERATURE"; HOUSELESS WANDERERS; THE HIGHWAYS OF LITERATURE; THE CROWD OF LIFE; SCATTERED SEEDS; CHAPTER 6: The Learned Pig: enlightening the reading public; ILLITERATE READERS; ERUDITE SWINE. |
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WONDERFUL KNOWLEDGEADVERTISING CULTURE; INCREDULOUS READERS; ADVERTISEMENT; CHAPTER 7: Afterword: A swinish multitude: the tyranny offashion in the 1790s; Notes; 1 THE OCEAN OF INK: A LONG INTRODUCTION; 2 BALLOONOMANIA: THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE CULTURE OF THE SPECTACLE; 3 BIBLIOMANIA : THE RAGE FOR BOOKS AND THE SPECTACLE OF CULTURE; 4 FOOLISH KNOWLEDGE: THE LITTLE WORLD OF MICROCOSMOPOLITAN LITERATURE; 5 UNCOMMON ANIMALS: LITERARY PROFESSIONALISM IN THE AGE OF AUTHORS; 6 THE LEARNED PIG: ENLIGHTENING THE READING PUBLIC. |
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7 AFTERWORD: A SWINISH MULTITUDE: THE TYRANNY OF FASHION IN THE 1790SBibliography; PRIMARY SOURCES; SECONDARY SOURCES; Index; CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ROMANTICISM. |
| Summary |
This book explores the ways that authors responded to fundamental questions about literature during an age of accelerating change. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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English literature. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Literature and society -- England -- History -- 18th century.
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Literature and society. |
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England. |
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History. |
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Commerce in literature.
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Commerce in literature. |
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Materialism in literature.
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Materialism in literature. |
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Modernism (Literature) -- England.
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Modernism (Literature) |
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National characteristics, British, in literature.
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National characteristics, British, in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Keen, Paul. Literature, Commerce, and the Spectacle of Modernity, 1750-1800. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9781107016675 |
| ISBN |
9781139232326 |
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1139232320 |
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1107016673 |
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9781107016675 |
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1280485736 |
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9781280485732 |
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9781139233866 (electronic book) |
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1139233866 (electronic book) |
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9781139061278 (electronic book) |
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1139061275 (electronic book) |
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9781139230872 |
| Standard No. |
9786613580719 |
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